Daresbury Firs - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
53.33620, -2.63968
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cheshire CircuitWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Cheshire Ring Canal WalkWalking route▾
Trans-Pennine Trail (Liverpool to Warrington)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Trans-Pennine Trail (Warrington to Ashton-upon-Mersey)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Mersey WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
154 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Runcorn LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef Runcorn LoopLocal cycle route
Pier to Pier cycle routeCycling route▾
Named routeRef 562National Cycle Network
8 Black Bear ParkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
5 Appleton ThornCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
Trans Pennine TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRef 62National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,589 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,589 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Woodchat Shrike · Blackbird +36
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Violet Ground Beetle · Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +9
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,589 records · National Biodiversity NetworkMallard · Woodpigeon · Coot · Woodchat Shrike · Blackbird +36
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- CootFulica atra
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Rabbit
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Violet Ground Beetle · Common Green Grasshopper · Four-spotted Chaser · Brown Hawker · Black-tailed Skimmer +9
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Common Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulus
- Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Emperor Dragonfly
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumMecinus pascuorumDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumAcorn WeevilCurculio glandiumBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaEvents & activities nearby
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